Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/770 of 4 March 2024 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

1 A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of certain articles of lamellar graphite cast iron (grey iron) or spheroidal graphite cast iron (also known as ductile cast iron), and parts thereof currently falling under CN codes ex73251000 (TARIC code 7325100031) and ex73259910 (TARIC code 7325991060) and originating in the People’s Republic of China. These articles are of a kind used to: cover ground or sub-surface systems, and/or openings to ground or sub-surface systems, and also give access to ground or sub-surface systems and/or provide view to ground or sub-surface systems. The articles may be machined, coated, painted and/or fitted with other materials such as but not limited to concrete, paving slabs, or tiles. The following product types are excluded from the definition of the product concerned: channel gratings and cast tops subject to standard EN 1433, to be fitted as a component on channels in polymer, plastic, galvanised steel or concrete allowing surface water to flow into the channel, floor drains, roof drains, cleanouts and covers for cleanouts, subject to standard EN 1253, step irons, lifting keys, and fire hydrants.

2 The rates of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows: CompanyAnti-dumping dutyTARIC additional codeBotou City Wangwu Town Tianlong Casting Factory15,5 %C221Botou Lisheng Casting Industry Co., Ltd31,5 %C222Fengtai (Handan) Alloy Casting Co., Ltd38,1 %C223Hong Guang Handan Cast Foundry Co., Ltd21,3 %C224Shijiazhuang Transun Metal Products Co., Ltd25,0 %C225Other cooperating companies listed in Annex25,4 %See AnnexAll other companies38,1 %C999

3 The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States’ customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of (product under review) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in [country concerned]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.

4 Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Where any new exporting producer in the People’s Republic of China provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that: it did not export to the Union the product described in Article 1(1) during the investigation period (1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016), it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in the People’s Republic of China which are subject to the measures imposed by this Regulation, it has actually exported to the Union the product concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union, The Annex to this Regulation shall be amended, after giving all interested parties the possibility to comment, by adding the new exporting producer to the cooperating companies not included in the sample and thus subject to the weighted average duty rate.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.